Darren Murph at Engadget, reviewing a phone that was cancelled before it went on sale:
The harsh reality is this: even if HP would’ve gone ahead with the Pre 3’s launch on AT&T, moving ’em would’ve been tough. The company showed minimal interest in moving the TouchPad (well, until they showed nothing but interest in moving the TouchPad), and attempting to hawk a tired, understated design for an on-contract price that aligns with the iPhone 4 and a vertible plethora of tremendous Android phones would’ve probably led to even more tears. HP stepped it up with the Pre 3’s processor and panel, but almost everything else looks like it was directly ripped from a phone that first launched over two years ago. When you’re the underdog, those kind of tactics don’t do anything to further your cause.
So, even with the Pre 3’s hardware, webOS wasn’t quite there yet. Sadly, that’s the legacy this OS will leave. I don’t see it having a future. Which just makes me sadder.